Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the minister told us that he was unable to estimate the cost of the referendum operation, an indication that the federal government has exceeded its spending limit. We have some concerns about the implications of the terms used yesterday by the minister, when he stigmatized the Parti Quebecois as a threat to Canada.
Since when can a country that calls itself a democracy be threatened by a party that was founded according to democratic rules and which intends to achieve its goal by purely democratic means?